Annual Reports & Expenditure

The Council’s expenditure budget for 2026/27 is £5,065,784, with £4,465,654 to be funded through the town council precept.

Within this overall budget, resources have been allocated to support projects and priorities identified in the Council’s Strategic Plan for the year ahead. As part of its financial management arrangements, the Council will continue to maintain appropriate levels of general reserves in accordance with its Financial Regulations. Where appropriate, earmarked reserves will also be maintained to support key strategic priorities and help fund future major projects identified within the Town Council’s long-term plans.

Your rights and Our responsibilities

The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (the Act) governs the work of auditors appointed to smaller authorities. This summary explains the provisions contained in Sections 26 and 27 of the Act. The Act and the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 also cover the duties, responsibilities and rights of smaller authorities, other organisations and the public concerning the accounts being audited.

As a local elector, or an interested person, you have certain legal rights in respect of the accounting records of smaller authorities. As an interested person you can inspect accounting records and related documents. If you are a local government elector for the area to which the accounts relate you can also ask questions about the accounts and object to them. You do not have to pay directly for exercising your rights. However, any resulting costs incurred by the smaller authority form part of its running costs. Therefore, indirectly, local residents pay for the cost of you exercising your rights through their council tax.

The Council’s main funding comes via its precept – this is a levy made and collected via the council tax charge payable by Weston super Mare residents. Other income is sourced through service provision and external grants.

Please see linked our Strategy Evaluation Mar 2020- Mar 2022 and Updated Strategy March 2022.

Purchases and Finance & Audit Reports

We’re always looking for opportunities to improve Weston-super-Mare in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way. Part of this involves being open and honest about our finances, so you can find all the details of our purchases for more than £500 in this section, as well as our Finance & Audit Reports.

Town Council Purchases

For The Year 2026/2027

Finance & Audit Reports

For Year Ending March 2027

Town Council Purchases

For The Year 2025/2026

Finance & Audit Reports

For Year Ending March 2026

Town Council Purchases

For The Year 2024/2025

Finance & Audit Reports

For Year Ending March 2025

Town Council Purchases

For The Year 2023/2024

Finance & Audit Reports

For Year Ending March 2024

Town Council Purchases

For The Year 2022/2023

Finance & Audit Reports

For Year Ending March 2023

Town Council Purchases

For The Year 2021/2022

Finance & Audit Reports

For Year Ending March 2022

Town Council Purchases

For The Year 2020/2021

Finance & Audit Reports

For Year Ending March 2021

Would you like to view previous reports?

Please contact us and we will be happy to provide any copies prior to 2020 on request.